gwern comments on Rationality Quotes: October 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 October 2009 04:13:58PM 10 points [-]

I've never seen a UFO. When I went to places that were rumored to be haunted, nothing showed up. Two hours of intense staring didn't make my pencil move a single millimeter, and glaring at my classmate's head didn't reveal his thoughts to me, either. I couldn't help but get depressed at how normal the laws of physics were.

-- Kyon, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi

Comment author: gwern 22 October 2009 09:45:51PM 1 point [-]

So, in Haruhi, does Egan's law apply? Does it all add up to normality? :)

Comment author: Nominull 22 October 2009 10:25:56PM 2 points [-]

Are you aware of the anthropic principle?

Comment author: gwern 22 October 2009 10:52:06PM 1 point [-]

Yes; don't see how it applies.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 23 October 2009 05:31:21AM 1 point [-]

It's another quote. No, Haruhi's world does not add up to normality.

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